Crew Successful in First Regatta of Season
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Rowing
October 3, 1998
EAST LANSING, Mich. - All five Michigan State boats finished in the top 14 of their respective races Saturday in the first competition of the 1998-99 season in the Head of the Ohio regatta in Pittsburgh, Pa.
The top MSU entry in the open eight finished in fifth-place out of 20 boats with a time of 13.19.9. The second Spartan boat placed 14th with a time of 14.01. The winner of the race was the University of Virginia with a time of 13:00.
In the open four competition, MSU's top boat rowed to the top of the competition, placing first out of 15 with a time of 14:25. The Spartans' second boat in the division was eighth out of 15 in 15:07. MSU was also victorious in the club eight competition in a time of 13:50.3.
The Spartans will return to competition on Sun., Oct. 11, at the Head of the Rock in Rockford, Ill.
TOP FIVE OPEN EIGHT FINISHERS (OF 20) TOP FIVE OPEN FOUR FINISHERS (OF 15) 1. Virginia 13:00 1. Michigan State 14:25 2 Michigan 2. Virginia 3 Wisconsin 3. Wisconsin 4 Ohio State 4. Wisconsin B 5 Michigan State 13:19.9 5. Virginia B 14. Michigan State 14:01 8. Michigan State 15:07TOP FIVE CLUB EIGHT FINISHERS (OF 23) 1. Michigan State 13:50.3 2. Dayton Michigan Marietta College Texas
